WaPo Eats Crow For Reporting White House Didn’t Announce Something Trump Literally Put On Truth Social

The Washington Post issued a public correction Wednesday after claiming National Guard troops withdrew from three major cities without any public notice, only to concede that President Donald Trump had, in fact, announced the move weeks earlier.

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the Trump administration quietly removed all federalized National Guard troops from several U.S. cities after courts repeatedly blocked the president’s efforts to expand deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland. In a post on X, the outlet acknowledged the error, writing that National Guard troops left three cities without any public notice.

“Correction: National Guard troops withdrew from 3 cities with no public acknowledgment, other than a Trump social media post weeks earlier that announced the move. An earlier post, below, failed to note Trump’s post and has been deleted,” The Washington Post wrote.

The correction contradicts the outlet’s earlier coverage. The Washington Post previously reported on Trump’s Truth Social post, announcing he was pulling National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland. The president acknowledged the legal challenges had already blocked any additional increases.(RELATED: Trump Withdraws National Guard From Three Cities After Supreme Court Setback)